Quote tattoo ideas

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Handwritten script lettering reading Even so, it is well with my soul in navy ink on white, a lettering design in a Lettering style with no body placement shown.
Script lettering of a hymn phrase in navy
Colour peacock feather tattoo with a small grey lion and handwritten script along the side of the ribs.
Peacock feathers and lion on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow above the words 'this too shall pass' in script, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow and script lettering on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a green tent among pine trees under a starry sky, with the words Home is where your heart is arched above and below it, in a traditional style.
Tent and pine trees with lettering on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading i am not afraid to walk this world alone, tattooed across the inner wrist and forearm of a hand held up against greenery.
Quote tattoo along the inner wrist
Black serif lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading we all have scars and we all have stories, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo reading we all have scars
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'you're going to have to save yourself' across the upper back, with dark hair pulled up behind the neck.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Hand-drawn lettering design reading 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' in black marker on pale blue paper, a lettering sketch with no body placement shown.
Hand-lettered 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' design
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos on the lower legs reading 'Different flowers from the same garden', one set in a circle and one in an arc, in dark ink.
Matching 'Different flowers' quote on calves
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design: an infinity symbol with the words be strong believe in cursive script, with small birds flying across the lines on lined paper.
Infinity symbol with 'be strong believe' script and birds
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a feathered arrow and a quote in script lettering on the inner forearm, with a world map outline above the wrist.
Compass rose and world map on a forearm
Black and grey tree with exposed roots and hand-lettered quote tattooed on the side of the ribs, above hatched ground lines.
Bare tree with lettered quote on ribs
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints, an infinity loop and a small outlined heart, with a line of Czech text, on the inner forearm.
Paw prints, infinity and heart on the wrist
Hand-drawn lotus flower in purple and teal ink linework over a watercolour wash, with the words Be enlightened beneath it, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Lotus flower with Be enlightened text
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
A black silhouette of a woman with red butterflies rising from her head, beside red script on the upper back, reading I am not afraid to keep on living.
Butterflies and silhouette with script on upper back
Black script lettering reading God Gives His Toughest Battles To His Strongest Soldiers, tattooed in lettering style across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth' on an upper arm, in black and grey.
Quote tattoo on an upper arm
Black script quote reading The past can hurt, you can either run from it or learn from it, above a black-outlined Simba cub tattoo with red and grey shading.
Simba cub and script quote
Fine line black tattoo of a small stylised craft on the top of a foot, with the words still flying in script beside it.
Still flying script and small craft on foot
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with three small stars and a Deathly Hallows symbol, tattooed on a shoulder.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows symbol on a shoulder
Black script lettering reading Never run faster than your guardian angel can fly, tattooed in a long line across a bare back.
Script quote along the back
Black ink hand-lettered design reading Wild hearts can't be tamed, with looping flourishes, shown as a drawn tattoo design without a body placement.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'You are my sunshine' across the upper back, with a pale blue bra strap below it.
You are my sunshine script on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing red roses, two round picture frames and a banner reading There is no place like home.
Roses and frames with a home banner on a forearm
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reads have courage and be kind, running diagonally across a forearm in a lettering tattoo.
Have courage and be kind across a forearm
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart.)' in two lines.
Black script quote across skin
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS in a typewriter-style serif across a forearm.
Fight off your demons lettering on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Normal People Scare Me on the inside of a wrist, set in blocky capitals with dots between some letters.
Normal People Scare Me lettering on wrist
Close-up of a dark blue script tattoo reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson' across the ribs, with a pink bra top above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black script quote reading Our flaws are what makes us perfect, with four solid bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Quote with four flying birds on ribs
A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Black and grey flash design of four arrows wrapped in a ribbon reading A MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN ARROWS, with feathered shafts and radiating lines.
Four arrows with ribbon banner quote
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black fine line script lettering reading No power in the verse can stop me, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading There's Faith In Love across the upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Script quote 'There's Faith In Love' on shoulder
Black and grey script lettering reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, with a feather and a bird above it, across a man's upper back.
Script quote with feather across upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Fine black script reading 'After all this time? Always' above and below a line-drawn triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Pen and watercolour style design of a dreamcatcher with peacock feathers, blue dots and flowers on the hoop, drawn on paper in a fine line botanical style.
Dreamcatcher with peacock feathers and flowers
Black typewriter-font lettering reading 'You're not a beautiful, unique snowflake' across the upper back, shown in a close-up with long hair at the left edge.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a seated woman at a vanity, a horned demon in the mirror, and the quote 'What is this that stands before me' arched above.
Woman at a mirror with demon reflection
Fine line black script reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a small compass ornament near the ankle, shown in a black and white photo of a foot.
Quote script and compass on foot
Black line design of angular symbols above a horizontal rule, with the italic words God is greater than the highs and lows, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line script reading All good things are wild and free, with a feather and small birds, across a woman's shoulder and collarbone.
Script quote and feather on a shoulder